transcription, транскрипция: [ weɪf ]
( waifs)
If you refer to a child or young woman as a waif , you mean that they are very thin and look as if they have nowhere to live.
...a dirty-faced waif of some five or six years...
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WAIF
Meaning of WAIF in English
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006